Chapter 7
Understanding Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Chapter Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
• Identify and define the characteristics of students with emotional and behavioral
disorders.
Chapter Overview/Presentation Outline
I: Introduction
Slide 2: Chapter 7 Objectives
-Present slide 2 and review the chapter objectives
II. Identifying Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Slide 3: Defining Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
-Present slide 3 and discuss the definition of emotional disturbance
Slide 7: Behavioral Characteristics of EBD
-Present slide 7 and discuss the behavioral characteristics of EBD: Externalizing and
internalizing behaviors
Slide 8: Cognitive and Academic Characteristics of EBD
-Present slide 8 and discuss the cognitive and academic characteristics of EBD
III. Evaluating Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Slide 10: Determining the Presence
-Present slide 10 and discuss rating scales for determining the presence of EBD
IV. Designing an Appropriate IEP
Slide 11: Partnering for Special Education and Related Services
-Present slide 11 and discuss wraparound services
Slide 15: Planning for Other Educational Needs
-Present slide 15 and discuss other education needs of students with EBD
Slide 16: Preventing Dropouts
-Present slide 16 and discuss how to prevent dropouts
V. Using Effective Instructional Strategies
Slide 17: Early Childhood Students
-Present slide 17 and discuss classroom-centered intervention, family-school partnership
intervention, and multicomponent intervention
VI. Assessing Students’ Progress
Slide 21: Measuring Students’ Progress
-Present slide 21 and discuss mastery learning and social skills
Class Activities
1. At the beginning of class, have students read the case study at the beginning of the chapter.
2. Have students create a brochure about the disability addressed in the chapter. The brochure
can be trifold and include: a definition of the disability, causes of the disability, characteristics of
3. Assign each student or pair of students a disability. Have the students prepare a class
presentation of the disability to include definition of the disability, causes and prevalence,
4. Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors. Most emotional and behavioral disorders are
classified as possessing mostly externalizing or internalizing behaviors. Have the students do the
following activity. Even though our textbook says that they may occur at the same time, list the
disorders mentioned in the chapter that have externalizing behaviors and those that have
internalizing behaviors. Which disorders have behaviors in both categories? Handout provided.
6. At the end of class, have students revisit the case study at the beginning of the chapter. Use the
questions at the end of the chapter, “What do you think?” to facilitate discussion.
Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors (Activity 7.4). Most emotional and behavioral
Externalizing Behavior Disorders
Internalizing Behavior Disorders
Which disorders have behaviors in both categories?